Cotton condenser and regulator.



J. B. NIXON & S. P. KRUPP.

COTTON CONDENSER AND REGULATQR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1912.

Patentd Dec. 22, E913,

w/mfssfs APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 15H2.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES IITTURHEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JonN B. Nixon, or rLnETTo, AND SMITH F. Kaur?, or ATLANTA, esonera coTToN ooNDENsEa AND REGULATQR.

Specification oi' Letters Patent.

Application tiled September 27, 1'9l2. Serial No. 783,598.4

Patented De@ 2, 1913 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatwe, JOHN B. NIXON and SMITH F. Knorr both citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell and State of Georgia, and of Atlanta, in the count-y of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Cotton Condenser and Regulator, of which the following is a'full, clear and exact description.

The object ofthe invention is to provide a new and improved cot-ton condenser and regulator arranged to insure a bat of uniform thickness and width, to prevent the screen drum from being clogged up by the cotton fibers, to allow the use of a comparatively small condenser with a given number of gns, and to facilitate the separation of the air and dust from the fibers.

For the purpose mentioned use is made of accusing containing a concentric screen ,drum forming with the casing a passage for ,the lint, the casing having an inlet for the lint and air arranged to direct t-he lint against the inner surface of the casing and awa :from the peripheral face of the drum to acilitate theseparation of the air and dust from the lint and to prevent the lint from comin in contact with the d'rum. Use

is also ma e of a cylindrical'defiector ec centric'ally within the drum for regulating the currents of air to insure a distribution of lint in the assage with a view tol forin a bat of even thickness.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a art of this speciication, in which similar cl'iaracters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cotton condenser and regulator', Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the same von the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a front end elevation of art of the machine.'

Within the cy indrical casing A is arranged a screen drum B forming-with the inner surface of the casing A a passage C for the lint and air, and into the said passage C opens an inlet D connected with one the lint to be pressed into a bat discharged over the chute G to a suitable receptacle.

The doffing roller F is journaled in station# ary beari arranged on the casing A, and the roller has its ripheral face in close proximity to the peripheral face of the drum B. The other roller F is journaled in levers H fulcrumed at H and provided4 with angular'arms H2 carr ing weights H*i adjustably secured in place yl set screws H. Thus by the arrangement described, the dotiing roller F is forced toward the doilin roller F to pressthe lint into abat of a esired thickf ness.

The inlet D has its bottom D tangential with the ripheral surface of the casi A while t e top D2 is curved, asindicatiiv in Fig. 3, to cause the lint to pass into the outer portion of the passage C, that is against the inner surface of the peri era face of the casin A and awa-y from the ripheral face of t e Screen drum B. By tliis arran ment the screen drum B-is practically ept free from lint and-open for free egress of the air and dust, that is, theair is mostly between the peripheral face the screen drum B and the lint and contes in contact with the drum .first and passes through the meshes without any resistance. l It is understood that bythe arrangement described, the peripheral face of the screen drum B is not liable to be clo ged up by the lint, land the air is not retar ed, and hence the condensercan work at all times to its full capacity. It will also be noticed that by directin the air and lint in the manner described t e screen. is kept comparatively free of lint, and the lint passes freely through theI condenser, thus` preventing banking and clogging of the gins.

The ends of the drum B extend in'gpenings formed in transverse partitionsi and A2-held on the casing-A, and the ends of the drum B open into outlet chambers I and I arranged on the ends of the casing A. Either of the outlet chambers I, I may As shown in the drawing, the. outletcharn- `ber I is provided with the' outlet J. i

On the shaft B O'f the drum B lWith in the latter are secured collars K, K spaced suitable 1 distances apart and' supporting a tubular or cylindrical`detlector L in such a manner that the deiiector isi eccentrically suspended in the drum B. The ends of the deliector L are open andV one end is adjacent the outlet chamber I, and the de-A lector is of a length less than the length of the drum B so that the incoming air and lint are uniformly distributed in thepasthe air passes through the de ectcr L to the outlet J, and hence the air is more equally distributed and the lint is notliable to he massed in the end of adiacent the chamber Il, but is equally distributed in the chamber C' to form a vhat of uniform thickness.

It is understood that the defiectorL for the purpose of balancing the air current so that the lint is distributed equall thesame depth and thickness along the liii-ll length of the doliing rollers F, F with a view. to pr'diuce a bat of full width and even thickness. lt'is also understood that the shaft B' is connected with suitable machinery for imparting a'rotary motion to the drum B, andthe v'dolling roller .F is driven from the shaft B by;I sprocket, wheels and'chain, or other driving means., Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A- condenser,r comprising a casing, a Y

screen drum arranged within the casing and forming with the same a passage for the lint, and aninlet connected with one or more gins and an fair supply, the said passage tangentially relative to the inner surface ofthe casing to direct the lint against the inner casing surface and away from theperipheral face of the said drum', the said vpausage' having an outlet, doiiing rollers in `the said outlet, and a tubular de flector eccentrically suspended within; the said drum and open at both ends.

2. A. condenser, comprising a casing, a screen druiniarran'ged within the easing and Vforming with the same a passage for the lint, and an inlet connected with one or more gms and. an air supply, and opening Y into t' 1e said passage tangentially relative to t e inner surface of the casing to direct `the lint against the inner casing surface and away from the peripheral face of the said drum, an outlet "at oneend of the casi-ng, an outlet leading from the said passage, doliing rollers in the'said outlet, collars on the shaft of thefsaid' dru'ni within the latter, and a tubular deltlector supported on the said col lars and open at it ds.

3, A condenser, comprising a casing, a

into sage C to the full width thereof to insure drum, an an outlet 'the chamber Q Y and opening intov `and cally within the said drum and open at both' screen drum arranged within the casing and forming with the saine a passage for the lint, and an inlet connected @with one or more gills and yan air supply, yand opening t e said passage tangentially relative to the inner surface of the casing to direct the lint against the inner casing surface and away from the peripheral face of the said outlet at one end of the casing,

leading from the said passage, doiling rollers in the said outlet, collars on the shaft of the said drum within the latter, and a tubular deliector supported on ,the said collars and open at itsY ends, one open end ofthe said dellector being adjacent the f' f end of the casing at the said'casing outlet. 4. A condenser, comprising a casing, a-

screen drum arranged withinthe casing and forming with the same a passage for ,the lint', and an inlet connected with one or uiore gins and an air supply, and opening into the said passage tangentially relative to the inner surface of the casing to direct the'lint against the inner casing surface and away from the peripheral face of the said drum, an outlet at one end of the casing. an outlet leading from the said passage, dollng rollers in the'4 said outlet, collars on the shaft of the said drum within the latter, and a tubular deflector eccentrically supportedon the said collars and open at its ends, the said deilector being of a length somewhat less than the length of the said drum.

5. A. condenser, comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet for the cotton at the peripheral face of the casing and an out.

let at the side of the casing' for the air and dust,ra screen drum concentrically within the casing and forming with the latter a passage between the cotton inlet and outlet, and a tubular deector arranged leccentrically Within the drum. f

6. A condenser, comprising ing the peripheral face of the casing and an outaf casing hav- .let at the side of the casing forv the air and dust, a screen drum concentrically within the casing andl forming with thelatter a passage between the cotton inlet and outlet,

a tubular delector arranged. eccentriends, one open end beiig opp'osite'the said air and dust outlet. i In testimony whereofj we have signed our names to this speciicationin the presence of two subscribingA witnesses.

JNO. n. Nixon. sMiTn r. Kever.

an inlet and an outlet for the cotton at 

